Tue, February 10, 2015 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM STUDENT UNION BUILDING (SUB). Free. The Sustainability Fair is a celebration of student engagement and initiatives in sustainability. While highlighting sustainability groups on campus and showcasing achievements, the fair aims to inspire students, faculty...
Interested in learning more about sustainability? Our events listing and featured events provides plenty of opportunities to get involved in sustainability, both on-and-off campus. If you are looking to highlight your sustainability event on campus, please visit UBC Events and tag your submission "sustainability" related.
What might sea level rise look like at UBC? A new mural in the AMS sustainability corridor offers a glimpse into future possibilities. Join local artists Josianne Assignon and Ana Julia Leon to celebrate the completion of the mural and to learn how...
Climate Emergency Week
Climate Emergency week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC. Join our events, workshops and activities, and take collective action for justice, people, and our planet.
UBC Reads Sustainability
Part book club, part lecture series, and part opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. UBC Reads Sustainability is a forum for students across disciplines to discuss sustainability issues.
SDG Week Canada
SDG Week Canada is a national collaboration featuring workshops, panels, and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on university and college campuses.
Climate Justice Series
In response to the focus on climate justice as part of UBC’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency and recommendations from its Climate Emergency Task Force (CETF) Report the UBC Sustainability Initiative launched the Climate Justice Series, featuring sessions that examine climate justice from various perspectives, locally and globally.
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Fri, February 6, 2015 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. If you need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work, citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and...
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Friday, February 6, 2015 - 11:00
Thu, February 5, 2015 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. NVivo is one of the leading computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) packages, and is now available for both PC and Mac operating systems. The Research Commons can help grad students to get started...
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Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 12:30
Thu, February 5, 2015 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Are you a graduate student and new to UBC? Would you like to know more about what the library has to offer? This basic workshop will provide you with an overview of some of the key services and resources available to you...
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Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 11:00
Wed, February 4, 2015 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM NEVILLE SCARFE BUILDING. Free. Meet Dr. Hart Banack, and get the information you need to #GetOutside with us. Come out and ask questions, find out more about outdoor learning, nature schools, and graduate work in outdoor, environmental education. Discover how...
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 17:00
Wed, February 4, 2015 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM SIMON K.Y. LEE HKU-UBC HOUSE (GLOBAL LOUNGE) - BUILDING #1. Free. Interdisciplinarity across the Globe WHAT: UBC researchers have interests and partnerships with people around the world. Meanwhile, more people than ever are migrating and interacting across...
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 16:00
Wed, February 4, 2015 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. INTERDISCIPLINARITY ACROSS THE GLOBE WHAT: UBC researchers have interests and partnerships with people around the world. Meanwhile, more people than ever are migrating and interacting across the globe. What are the...
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 16:00
Wed, February 4, 2015 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Join us in this Peter Wall International Visiting Research Scholar talk by Evan Fraser, Visiting Professor; Tier I Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security. Most commentators agree that population growth, energy prices, and...
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 12:00
Tue, February 3, 2015 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons...
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 09:30
Mon, February 2, 2015 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Do you know how to edit and organize your data using an effective data management software? Do you want to work with user-friendly software without going through a hassle of writing code? SPSS can help you accomplish this for...
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Monday, February 2, 2015 - 14:30